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- noun Plural form of
perfume . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
perfume .
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Examples
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The point is simply that there is evidence of widespread religious use, in perfumes and incense, long before there is evidence that spices were eaten.
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Shopping for perfumes is like dating, says Chelsea Chik, a specialist at the French fragrance company Guerlain.
Matchmaking in a bottle Amy Ma 2010
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UGH … as if the world needs more celebrity fragrances but … I have to say, the idea to team up with Topps to produce and sell this new line of sweet smelling perfumes is ingenuous!
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Certain perfumes can elicit strong reactions in both the wearer and the person reacting to the scent.
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I know it's an artificial construct to label perfumes as either one, but the difference in skin chemistry between men and women really changes a scent.
White Floral Queen Part Four: Comptoir Sud Pacifique Tiaré (Original) & Montale Intense Tiare Marina Geigert 2008
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Edit. of certain perfumes, by burning which she could summon the Queen of the Jinn.
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In Greek mythology the invention and use of perfumes is attributed to the immortals, and, according to fables, men derived their knowledge of them from the indiscretion of Æone, one of the nymphs of Venus.
Janey Canuck in the West Emily Ferguson 1910
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The preference for certain perfumes has an ethical side, and it is not straining a point to say that the moral attributes of individuals can be approximately arrived at by the perfumes they use.
Janey Canuck in the West Emily Ferguson 1910
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Genuine, brand name perfumes & colognes at low prices.
Men With Erectile Dysfunction Will Probably Die | Manolith 2010
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Genuine, brand name perfumes & colognes at low prices.
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